Search Results: Titles starting with M from Bibliope by Calvello Books

New York, N.Y.: Penguin ("A Plume book."), 1989. First ed., 5th printing. Paperback. Fine. Large octavo in grey illus glossy wraps; 100 pages ; 21 cm. Inscribed by author on front wrapper verso. || "During the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-1960s, a French diplomat falls in love with a singer in the Beijing Opera, not knowing that the object of his affection is a man. Interwoven with allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly", a story of love and betrayal unfolds." || Diplomats -- France -- Drama. Singers -- China -- Drama. Espionage, Chinese -- Drama. Sex in espionage -- Drama. Love -- Drama. Deception -- Drama. Female impersonators -- Drama. Actors -- China -- Drama. Actors. Deception. Diplomats. Espionage, Chinese. Female impersonators. Love. Sex in espionage. Singers. Drama. Drama.

Istanbul: Iletisim, 2005. 1. baski. Paperback. Very gentle wear to front cover, bright pages; binding is tight. Near fine (-).. Pink octavo (dark purple spine); 160 p : b&w ill/maps ; 20 cm + 1 CD-ROM. In Turkish. || Newspaper clipping included. || Armenians -- Turkey -- Biography; Armenian massacres, 1915-1923.

New York: L. Stuart, 1961. 1st ed. stated. Hardcover. About near fine to near fine(-) in a very good to very good(-) mildly edge-worn jacket in archival mylar.. Octavo in black jacket illus in red & white; 348 pages 21 cm. "The 26th of July Movement (Spanish: Movimiento 26 de julio; M-26-7) was a Cuban vanguard revolutionary organization and later a political party led by Fidel Castro. The movement's name commemorates the failed 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba, part of an attempt to overthrow the dictator Fulgencio Batista. M-26-7 is considered the leading organization of the Cuban Revolution. At the end of 1956, Castro established a guerrilla base in the Sierra Maestra. This base defeated the troops of Batista on 1 January 1959, setting into motion the Cuban Revolution and installing a government led by Manuel Urrutia Lleó. The Movement fought the Batista regime on both rural and urban fronts. The movement's main objectives were distribution of land to peasants,… Read More

Kobenhavn: Helios, 1945. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. A Near Fine(-) unopened copy with light edgewear.. Octavo in orange wraps; 175 p. illus., ports. 21 cm. In Danish. Moskovskii khudozhestvennyi akademicheskii teatr. || Theater in Russia ; Theatre in Russian ; Teater -- historia -- Ryssland.

Wilton, Connecticut: Lyceum Books, 1974. First English-language edition (presumed; no prior printings or edition indicated). Hardcover. Near fine in about very good to very good(-) jacket, with neat cellotape strips to jackets verso; in archival mylar.. Small folio in yellow and white jacket and mustard-colored brushed linen boards; 191 pages: illustrations ; 29 cm. Contents: The restaurant de La Pyramide -- F. Point, restaurateur -- A day at Chez Point -- La Pyramide today -- The cellars at La Pyramide -- Great menus from La Pyramide -- Fernand Point's notebook -- The golden book of La Pyramide -- Fernand Point's recipes. ¶ Restaurants -- France -- Vienne. Restaurateurs -- France -- Vienne -- Biography. Restaurants -- France -- Vienne. Restaurateurs (Alimentation) -- France -- Vienne -- Biographies. Cooking, French. Restaurants. Restaurateurs. Restaurant de la pyramide. menus. Biographies. Cookbooks. Menus. Cookbooks. Menus. Livres de cuisine. Menus. Geographic: France -- Vienne. / Recipes by… Read More

Amman: al-Shuruq, 2009. al-Tab`ah al-`Arabiyah 1. Paperback. Fine ; as new. Octavo in offwhite and dark grey illus wraps; 255 p. ; 21 cm. In Arabic || Palestinian Arabs -- Biography. Arafat, Yasir, 1929-2004. Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyah -- Presidents -- Biography. Palestinian National Authority -- Biography.

Berkerley: University of California Press, 2013. First ed., first printing (full number line). Hardcover. As new. Fine in fine jacket/Fine. Octavo in blue illus jacket; 165 pages : map ; 21 cm. Portraits of American Genius [series]. Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Sarah Taylor's Granddaughter; Carnivals, Madams, and Mixed-Up Indian Doctors; Medicine Woman; Prayer Basket. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, her cures, and the stories with which she kept her culture alive. She spent her life teaching others how the spirit speaks through the Dream, how the spirit heals, and how the spirit demands to be heard. Greg Sarris weaves together stories from Mabel McKay's life with an account of how he tried, and she resisted, telling her story straight-the white people's way. Sarris, an Indian of mixed-blood heritage, finds his own story in his search for Mabel McKay's. Beauti. Pomo… Read More

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii: Grove Farm Museum, 2005. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Extremely gentle rubbing to spine foot, faint soiling to front pastedown and front free endpaper, bright pages, else Near Fine(+).. Black octavo, xv, 214 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Nurses -- Hawaii -- Biography.

Milwaukie, Or: Dark Horse Books, 2003. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. A fine, bright copy in tight binding.. Red multicolored oblong folio; 256 p, b&w illus ; 23 x 31 cm. Comic book; Graphic novel.

Lima, Peru: INDECOPI, 1996. First edition. Paperback. As New / Mint (an unread copy). Octavo in yellow illus self-wrappers; 79 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm; bibliographical references (p. 73). text in Spanish. / Maca (Plant) Maca (Plant) -- Therapeutic use. Ethnobotany; Botany.

Londres ; Paris ; Bruxelles: William Allen... ; Poulet-Malassis... ; C. Muquardt.., 1862. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. Near Fine with light edge wear.. Octavo in full high-quality brown leather (probably pig skin); raised bands and elaborate ornamentation to spine, front & rear boards and inner edges in gilt ; v, 108, [1] p. : port. ; 23 cm. Sewn binding. AEG. The translator's copy. Unique thus, with bookplate of the translator Chatelain "and Clara his wife..", with family crest, to front paste-down. An exqusite binding with bust of Shakespeare in gilt to front board and figure of presumably Lady MacBeth to rear. In French. || Folger. Printed books, v. 23,; p. 640. || Pictures available upon request.

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc, 1995. First Carroll & Graf Edition, full number line. Paperback. Moderate rubbing to edges. Crease to spine. Pages clean and binding tight. Very good.. Hardcover red quarto. 155 pages, 21 pages. "The Machiavellian's Guide to Womanizing offers a hilarious, uninhibited look at the various tactics men use to seduce women."-back cover.

Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. first edition. Paperback. Fine copy with very light bumps to open corners of cover; one page unintenionally dogearred; else tigh to copy; wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases, pen and highlights; edges are clean binding is tight; a very gently used copy.. Octavo in white pictorial wrappers; illus.; 403 pp., 24 cm. In English. || Contents: Machiavellian intelligence / Richard W. Byrne & Andrew Whiten -- Friendships, alliances, reciprocity and repair / Marina Cords -- Why Machiavellian intelligence may not be Machiavellian / Shirley C. Strum, Deborah Forester & Edwin Hutchins -- Social intelligence and success: don't be too clever in order to be smart / Alain Schmitt & Karl Crammer -- Minding the behaviour of deception / Marc D. Hauser -- The Machiavellian mindreader / Andrew Whiten -- Exploiting the expertise of others / Anne E. Russon -- Primates' knowledge of their natural habitat: as indicated in… Read More

Boston: Snow Lion, 2013. Expanded edition, First printing (number line). Fine/Fine. Quarto in illus pale blue & yellow jacket; 411 pages ; 24 cm.. Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-390) and index. The Tsadra Foundation series; Variation: Tsadra Foundation series. [series]. RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Tibetan. Gcod (Buddhist rite) Class Descriptors: LC: BQ7699.G36; Dewey: 294.3/4446 Responsibility: translated and introduced by Sarah Harding.

Boston: Snow Lion, 2013. Expanded edition, First printing (number line). Fine. Quarto in illus pale blue & yellow jacket; 411 pages ; 24 cm.. Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-390) and index. The Tsadra Foundation series; Variation: Tsadra Foundation series. [series]. RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Tibetan. Gcod (Buddhist rite) Class Descriptors: LC: BQ7699.G36; Dewey: 294.3/4446 Responsibility: translated and introduced by Sarah Harding.

Boston: Academic Press, 1990. Hardcover. Fine copy; previous owner catalogued ever book in his library with a spine label at the spine tail; we will not remove the label to prevent any harm to the paper; o/w wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of leaves are clean; binding is tight; a well-cared for copy.. Octavo in purple-pink-red boards; b&w illus.; 419 pp., 24 cm. In English. || Copy from the library of Dr. Donald A. Glaser, inventor of the bubble chamber and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1961; Search keyword DGLSR to see dozens of volumes from The Glaser Collection.

London: Academic Press, 1990. Hardcover. Fine copy; previous owner cataloged all books in his library so the spine foot may contain traces of spine label adhesive residue; o/w the board are clean and free of shelf wear and bumps; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of pages are clean; binding is tight and square; a well-cared for copy.. Octavo in mint green boards; b&w illus.; 547 pp., 24 cm. In English. || From the library of Donald A. Glaser, inventor of the bubble chamber. Nobel Prize in Physics, 1961; Search keyword DGLSR to see dozens of volumes from The Glaser Collection; Series: Microelectronics and signal processing; Contents: part 1. Low-level processing. Images and imaging operations ; Basic image filtering operations ; Thresholding techniques ; Locating objects via their edges ; Binary shape analysis ; Boundary pattern analysis -- part 2. Intermediate-level processing. Line detection ; Circle detection ; The Hough transform and its nature ; Ellipse… Read More

New York: Putnam, 1900. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. A legitimately deaccessioned ex-library copy with usual markings (few numbers & letters to spine foot & head, card pocket & taped barcode to front pastedown, paper slip to front free endpaper, library stamp to title page, stamp to rear pastedown), very faint wear to spine foot & head & bottom edge, gently bumped corners, coffee-water stain to first 123 pages, else good.. Dark green cloth octavo; 190 p; 20 cm. Elections -- United States; Politics; Government.

New York, NY: Priddy Books, 2005. First edition, first printing (presumed; no earlier dates or printings stated). Hardcover. Very fine. As new.. Quarto in glossy color illus boards in orange and whte (white spine), (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Scarce in such perfect condition. Desribes a wide range of vehicles including tractors, trucks, sailboats, and the space shuttle. || Vehicles -- Juvenile literature. Pop-up books -- Specimens. Toy and movable books -- Specimens. Vehicles. Toy and movable books. Pop-up books. Toy and movable books. Vehicles. Genre/Form: Juvenile works. Pop-up books. Specimens. Pop-up books.

Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. A tight copy, ex-library with no signs of circulation, presumably a legitimate deaccession though lacking a deaccession stamp, else fine. Red octavo ; ix, 198 p : illus ; 24 cm. Doping in sports -- History -- Anabolic steroids -- Medicine -- Drugs.